Effect of epidural analgesia on bowel function in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2581-2591

  Khan, Suhail A ^a   Khokhar, Haseeb A ^a   Nasr, A R H ^a   Carton, Eleanor ^a   El Masry, Sherif ^a  

^a OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Anaesthesia; Bowel; Clinical papers trials research; Colorectal < cancer; GI < cancer

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACIC EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 84884905840     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-2794-x     Document Type: Article

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